Are ratings of dentofacial attractiveness influenced by dentofacial midline discrepancies?

Shyagali Tarulatha R.; Chandralekha B.; Bhayya Deepak P.; Kumar Santhosh; Balasubramanyam Goutham

doi:10.2478/aoj-2008-0013

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Dec 2023)

Are ratings of dentofacial attractiveness influenced by dentofacial midline discrepancies?

Shyagali Tarulatha R.,
Chandralekha B.,
Bhayya Deepak P.,
Kumar Santhosh,
Balasubramanyam Goutham

Affiliations

Shyagali Tarulatha R.: *Departments of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Bangalore, India
Chandralekha B.: †Darshan Dental College and Hospital, Loyara, Udaipur, and the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, NSVK Dental College, Bangalore, India
Bhayya Deepak P.: ±Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Mangaluru, India
Kumar Santhosh: +Preventive and Community Dentistry, Mangaluru, India
Balasubramanyam Goutham: +Preventive and Community Dentistry, Mangaluru, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2008-0013
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24, no. 2
pp. 91 – 95

Abstract

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To assess the attractiveness of dentofacial midline discrepancies during smiling, and to determine if the ratings were influenced by the gender of the judges.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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